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Ryan Ferguson

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About Me


If you’re a fan of indie rock’s recent past, then you’re familiar with the work of guitarist and singer/songwriter Ryan Ferguson. . Ferguson has been a lynchpin of the San Diego music community since his high school days. However, he first came to international attention with his band No Knife beginning in 1995. The seminal Southern California band toured throughout the world with prominent rock acts such as Jimmy Eat World, Cursive and Sunny Day Real Estate. Influencing many burgeoning artists of the time, No Knife earned four San Diego Music Awards before their untimely break up in 2003.
Going solo, Ferguson issued the acoustic based Three, Four in 2005. Self-released and supported by a U.S. tour with Switchfoot, the five-song EP sold thousands of copies through mailorder and touring. The album’s lead track, Suddenly, was interpreted for The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts) and swiftly added into regular rotation at San Diego’s trendsetting 91X and Indie 103.1 Los Angeles. This time he scored a San Diego Music Award for ‘Best Pop Album’, with a tight collection of songs that set the bar even higher for future CDs.
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Member Since: 9/5/2005
Band Website: ryanferguson.net
Band Members: Ryan Ferguson
Influences: Drive Like Jehu, U2, The Beatles, Sebadoh, Danny Elfman, Red House Painters, Nirvana, aMiniature, Superchunk, Cocteau Twins, Jawbox, Rocket from the Crypt, Teenage Fanclub, Radiohead, R.E.M., Simon & Garfunkel, Buffalo Tom, Failure, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Holly, Wire, XTC, Tears for Fears, Echo & The Bunnymen, Catherine Wheel, Crowded House
Sounds Like: Ryan Ferguson Kill My Confidence

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Record Label: Better Looking Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

RYAN ON X1FM.COM RADIO THIS FRIDAY A.M.

RYAN TO BE THE GUEST & PERFORM LIVE (Acoustic) ON SAN DIEGO'S X1FM.COM THIS FRIDAY (8a - 12p) Listen and Watch LIVE as I talk about just about anyth...
Posted by Ryan Ferguson on Thu, 29 May 2008 05:08:00 PST

German magazine Interview w/ Ryan

Check out my recent interview with the German magazine Sweet Jane Music. (Don't worry, it's not all in German.)More Reviews & Interviews...3hiveAmplifierAversionIndie Rock ReviewsLMNOPMethod ShopP...
Posted by Ryan Ferguson on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:29:00 PST

See the HIGH WATER movie trailer

Check out the latest trailer for High Water. It features both songs I wrote for the new Dana Brown film. The surf documentary is set for release in Summer of 2008.  Can't wait to see all the foot...
Posted by Ryan Ferguson on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:24:00 PST

MySpace apologies

I apologize on behalf of MySpace and their programmers & engineers. I'm sure they're all much smarter than me, but for whatever reason they can't seem to correct my profile's music player. For the p...
Posted by Ryan Ferguson on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:05:00 PST

Ryan featured today on NPR!

Ryan Ferguson's "Remisson" was just featured on "Open Mic",  part of NPR's All Things Considered music show.  Check out the write up and listen to a clip of Ryan talking about the song on NP...
Posted by Ryan Ferguson on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 04:44:00 PST

"Only Trying to Help" in stores Aug. 21, 2007

My new full-length will be available in stores and online TUESDAY, AUGUST 21st.  (That's really soon)  I'm really excited for this release.  Securing press, radio and future tours right...
Posted by Ryan Ferguson on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:24:00 PST

Callum Robbins needs your help

This little guy here is Callum Robbins. His father J. Robbins, fronted one of my favorite bands of all time, Jawbox. His son needs your help. Please read his story. .. ...
Posted by Ryan Ferguson on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:52:00 PST

TOUR BLOG (no.5)

I woke up this morning not really knowing for sure if the last five weeks had really all been one long eventful dream or not. Did I really just go play 30 shows? As far away from home as I may have fe...
Posted by Ryan Ferguson on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:51:00 PST

TOUR BLOG (no.4)

Sup? Long time, no blog. Call me lazy. But I prefer to write this here column roughly once a week or so, and preferably on a day off. Giving me adequate time to collect my thoughts and gather enough m...
Posted by Ryan Ferguson on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 07:48:00 PST

TOUR BLOG (no.3)

Well we celebrated Halloween back in Chicago. After playing a few shows in Missouri and Ohio, we back-tracked to The Windy City to spend the night before heading over to Michigan for a few more shows....
Posted by Ryan Ferguson on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 09:33:00 PST